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staphyloma

[ stăf′ə-lō′mə ]

n.

A bulging of the cornea or sclera due to inflammatory softening.

Words nearby staphyloma

staphyloderma, staphylodermatitis, staphylodialysis, staphylokinase, staphylolysin, staphyloma, staphylomatous, staphyloncus, staphylopharyngorrhaphy, staphyloplasty, staphyloptosis

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The staphyloma with the needles inserted, the lids held asunder by a spring speculum.

A Manual of the Operations of Surgery |Joseph Bell
In other cases the ulcerated cornea may yield to pressure from within, which causes it to bulge forwards (staphyloma).

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 |Various